School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Northeastern University

Northeastern's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Northeastern's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs is committed to cross-disciplinary inquiry to train future and current leaders, policymakers, researchers, and citizens to better address critical public issues by combining rigorous research, analysis, and problem-solving.

The Policy School acts as a venue for public discourse and problem-solving and offers a suite of signature professional graduate and executive education programs to best enable this dialogue. These programs include the Master of Urban and Regional Policy program and the Graduate Certificate in Urban Studies program. Further, the Policy School is closely affiliated with two related graduate programs: the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program (in conjunction with the Department of Political Science), and the Master and PhD of Law, Policy, and Society program (in conjunction with the Law School).

Students in the Policy School may also work in partnership with Northeastern's School of Journalism to earn a Master of Journalism degree with a concentration in Public Policy.

Each program fosters interdisciplinary social science research on critical public policy issues and provides policy-relevant and professional training for tomorrow's leaders while energizing sustained community involvement through collaborations with local and regional institutions. Graduates go on to leadership roles in both the public and non-profit sectors.

More information is available regarding graduate applications and graduate studies at Northeastern University..

• Program in Law and Public Policy
• Program in Public Administration

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Master of Science (MS)
  Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
• Urban And Regional Policy Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)
• Law And Public Policy Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Public Administration Certificate [urban studies]
  Master of Public Administration (MPA) [health administration and policy]
  Master of Public Administration (MPA) [state and local government]
  Master of Public Administration (MPA) [development administration]

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees Not reported
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? No

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Not reported
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied51
• Accepted29
• Acceptance Rate56%
• Enrolled18
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $50
• Application Fee - International $50
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline February 1st February 1st Yes
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesNot Reported
• Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsFebruary 1
• Types of financial support availableTuition Waivers, Federal Work-Study, Scholarship and/or loans

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchUrban and regional development, housing, transportation and energy, urban sustainability, land use
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported